महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-162
यथेष्टं तत्त्वमादाय संस्थाप्य पुरतो व्रती ।
प्रोक्षयेदस्त्रमन्त्रेण दिव्यदृष्ट्याऽवलोकयेत् ॥१६२॥
प्रोक्षयेदस्त्रमन्त्रेण दिव्यदृष्ट्याऽवलोकयेत् ॥१६२॥
162. yatheṣṭaṁ tattvamādāya saṁsthāpya purato vratī ,
prokṣayedastramantreṇa divyadṛṣṭyā'valokayet.
prokṣayedastramantreṇa divyadṛṣṭyā'valokayet.
162.
yatheṣṭam tattvam ādāya saṃsthāpya purataḥ vratī
prokṣayet astra-mantreṇa divya-dṛṣṭiyā avalokayet
prokṣayet astra-mantreṇa divya-dṛṣṭiyā avalokayet
162.
vratī yatheṣṭam tattvam ādāya purataḥ saṃsthāpya
astra-mantreṇa prokṣayet divya-dṛṣṭyā avalokayet
astra-mantreṇa prokṣayet divya-dṛṣṭyā avalokayet
162. Taking the substance as desired and placing it in front, the practitioner should sprinkle it with the astra mantra and view it with divine vision.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired, according to wish
- तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ritual substance or tattva (reality, principle, truth, substance (referring to the ritual offering or wine))
- आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
- संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having placed, having established
- पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front, before
- व्रती (vratī) - the practitioner (one who observes a vow, practitioner, ascetic)
- प्रोक्षयेत् (prokṣayet) - should sprinkle, should consecrate by sprinkling
- अस्त्र-मन्त्रेण (astra-mantreṇa) - with the astra mantra (the weapon mantra)
- दिव्य-दृष्टिया (divya-dṛṣṭiyā) - with divine vision or insight (metrically lengthened for dṛṣṭyā)
- अवलोकयेत् (avalokayet) - should look at, should observe, should view
Words meanings and morphology
यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired, according to wish
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayībhāva / bahuvrihi (yathā+iṣṭa)
- yathā – as, according to
indeclinable - iṣṭa – desired, wished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: iṣ (class 6)
तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ritual substance or tattva (reality, principle, truth, substance (referring to the ritual offering or wine))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva
tattva - truth, reality, principle, category
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
(indeclinable)
absolutive
ā + dā with lyap
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having placed, having established
(indeclinable)
absolutive (causative)
sam + sthā (causative) with lyap
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front, before
(indeclinable)
व्रती (vratī) - the practitioner (one who observes a vow, practitioner, ascetic)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vratin
vratin - observing a vow, engaged in a religious duty
प्रोक्षयेत् (prokṣayet) - should sprinkle, should consecrate by sprinkling
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of prokṣ
pra + ikṣ / ukṣ
Prefix: pra
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
अस्त्र-मन्त्रेण (astra-mantreṇa) - with the astra mantra (the weapon mantra)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of astra-mantra
astra-mantra - the weapon mantra
Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+mantra)
- astra – weapon, missile
noun (neuter) - mantra – sacred formula, mantra
noun (masculine)
दिव्य-दृष्टिया (divya-dṛṣṭiyā) - with divine vision or insight (metrically lengthened for dṛṣṭyā)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of divya-dṛṣṭi
divya-dṛṣṭi - divine vision
Compound type : karmadhāraya (divya+dṛṣṭi)
- divya – divine, heavenly
adjective (neuter) - dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, look
noun (feminine)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अवलोकयेत् (avalokayet) - should look at, should observe, should view
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of avalok
ava + lok
Prefix: ava
Root: lok (class 1)